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Erajah Scypion, Founder, Scypion Finance

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Erajah Scypion

Founder, Scypion Finance

Sourced explanations of money and the economy, written to be understood.

Writing here since 2026
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I got interested in economics the hard way, by not understanding what was happening around me. I'd read an explanation, nod along, and walk away knowing no more than when I started. After enough of that, I stopped looking for the resource I wanted and started writing it. My background isn't Wall Street. I've spent the last eleven years in the U.S. Navy, and that's where I learned the thing this whole site runs on: Any system — a battalion, a budget, an economy — can be understood if someone walks you through it one step at a time. The Navy also gave me the three words I hold the work to: honor, courage, commitment. Here they mean every claim traces back to a source you can check yourself, the clear explanation gets chosen over the easy one, and the reader comes before anyone paying the bills. Scypion Finance is where that work gets published: sourced explanations of money and the economy, written to be understood. Start wherever your question is.

211articles published
2026writing since

Background

  • U.S. NavyInstructorMaster Training SpecialistSteelworker 1st Class
  • Founder & EditorScypion Finance, since 2026

Areas of focus

Personal financeMacroeconomicsMarkets & investingFinancial literacyEconomic policy

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◆ INSURANCE

Insurance, Decoded: The Terms That Decide What You Pay

The average family health plan cost nearly $27,000 in 2025. Six words decide how much of any insurance bill lands on you. Here is what each one means.

June 25, 2026 at 9:00 AM EDT·6 min read
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◆ MACRO

What GDP Actually Measures (and What It Misses)

U.S. GDP grew 1.6% in early 2026. Here is what that one number is built from, and the large parts of life it was never designed to count.

June 23, 2026 at 9:00 AM EDT·6 min read
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◆ HISTORICAL CASE STUDIES

The 1970s Stagflation: What It Took to Break It, and Why Today Isn't 1979

Inflation hit 14.8% in 1980. Breaking it cost a brutal recession. Here's the 1970s story, and why June 2026's energy spike rhymes but isn't a repeat.

June 22, 2026 at 9:00 AM EDT·6 min read
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◆ DATA & INDICATORS

The Real Unemployment Rate: Why 4.3% Isn't the Whole Story

The headline jobs number says 4.3%. A broader official measure says 8.1%. Both are true. Here is who the famous number quietly leaves out.

June 19, 2026 at 9:00 AM EDT·7 min read
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◆ DATA & INDICATORS

Headline vs. Core Inflation: Which Number Should You Watch?

Headline inflation hit 4.2% in May 2026; core sat at 2.9%. Here is why they split, and which one belongs on your radar.

June 18, 2026 at 9:00 AM EDT·7 min read
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◆ DATA & INDICATORS

How to Read the Monthly Jobs Report Like You Know What You're Doing

The headline jobs number is the least useful part of the report. Here's how to read the four figures underneath it, using the May 2026 release.

June 17, 2026 at 7:24 AM EDT·7 min read
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